[kictanet] Privacy and Email Providers

Mon Nov 13 09:01:04 EAT 2017

But its in line with social cultural trends...people are willing to share
their thoughts, actions and experiences all the time.....like in this
era...if you run a marathon and there is no one to social media about it,
did it happen?

On Nov 13, 2017 8:56 AM, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
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> Listers
>
> The privacy discussion is becoming a central component of how we engage
> with brands. #BigTech doesn't believe in privacy. Period. Deal with it.
> Consumers (You and I) need to be circumspect on how we use 'free services'.
> There simply is no free lunch. Or dinner. Or breakfast. Someone needs to
> pay for it.
>
> IN 2010 the Facebook founder famously said that Privacy is no longer a
> social nom.
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> https://www.wired.com/2010/04/report-facebook-ceo-mark-
> zuckerberg-doesnt-believe-in-privacy/
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> On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 8:02 AM, K Machuhi via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>> In general, 'privacy' is becoming a nostalgic English word in
>> dictionaries....like fax or callbox.
>>
>>  If you use internet or a smart phone at all, there are at least 5 guys
>> who can know everything about you that you consider 'private'. Including
>> where you are now, who is nearest, your consanguinity, other
>> relationships.... and even more spooky....where you plan to be and do this
>> weekend.
>>
>> Search for 'google pizza' for introduction into the future on a light
>> note.
>>
>> K.M
>>
>> On 11 Nov 2017 00:30, "James Wanjau via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>>> It's textual analysis, what most search engines already have that we see
>>> as search suggestions.
>>>
>>> And MS Outlook does the same, it's hardly a privacy issue.
>>>
>>>
>>> 
>>> And as for email providers, last I heard, using Google's public
>>> services- Gmail, Plus, Drive, Search, Maps, YouTube, Play- means that data
>>> you input is theirs too. I could be wrong though.
>>>
>>> On 10 November 2017 at 23:03, Francis Gesora via kictanet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Don't know if this makes sense, but if you try sending an email on
>>>> gmail, with the word "attached" in your email body, gmail will always hold
>>>> on sending and propose that you consider whether you want to attach a file.
>>>> This seems a bit unsettling, does this mean email providers actually peruse
>>>> the content of the emails prior / during sending?
>>>>
>>>> I know we agree to terms, but doesn't it go against privacy policies?
>>>>
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>>>> Francis Gesora.
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